Partnership Payment

Paga Partners with LISNR on Ultrasonic Authentication for Contactless Payments Across Africa

Paga, a payment, and financial service company, has partnered with LISNR, a proximity verification firm, to enable contactless ultrasonic authentication

Ozow
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

South African Fintech Startup, Ozow Secures $48m Series B Funding

Ozow, a South African fintech startup, has raised $48 million in a Series B funding round led by Tencent. The

Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Fintech Startup, Aboki Africa Secures Undisclosed Funding

Aboki Africa, a Nigerian fintech startup, has announced that it has completed a pre-seed funding round led by Abdul Hassan (CEO

Funding Investment

South African NFT Collateral Startup, NFTfi Raises $5m Seed Round

NFTfi, a South African NFT collateral startup, has raised a $5 million seed round to continue pioneering the financialization of

Safetech

South African Emergency Marketplace, AURA Closes $4m Series A Funding Round

AURA, the African-based security and medical response marketplace, has secured $4 million (R62 million) in a Series A funding round, which

Internet Partnership

UNICEF, Jumia Partner to Connect Schools in Africa to the Internet

UNICEF and Jumia have announced a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect every school to the Internet and

Africa Health Holdings
Health Investment Startup Venture Capital

Africa Health Holdings Closes $18m Series A Funding to Expand Telemedicine Services into Nigeria and Kenya

Africa Health Holdings, an African healthcare startup, has raised $18 million in a Series A round to expand its telemedicine

Zembo
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ugandan Electric Mobility Startup, Zembo Secures $3.4m From InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity and Mobility 54

Zembo, a Ugandan electric mobility startup, has secured a $3.4 million investment from InfraCo Africa, DOB Equity and Toyota’s Mobility 54 to

Rabbit
Delivery Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egypt’s Rabbit Secures $11m Funding in Middle East & Africa’s Largest Pre-seed Round to Transform Retail

Rabbit, an Egyptian on-demand convenience delivery startup, has announced a new round of pre-seed funding of $11M—a record high for

MFS Africa
Fintech Funding Payment Startup Venture Capital

Pan-African Cross-border Payments Startup, MFS Africa Secures $100m Series C Funding

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments startup, has raised US$100 million Series C funding through an equity and debt financing